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Zamia furfuracea (cardboard palm)

Zamia furfuracea - The plant has a short, sometimes subterranean trunk up to 20 cm broad and high, usually marked with scars from old leaf bases. It grows very slowly when young, but its growth accelerates after the trunk matures. Including the leaves, the whole plant typically grows to 1.3 m tall with a width of about 2 m. The leaves radiate from the center of the trunk; The circular crowns of leaves resemble fern or palm fronds. They are erect in full sun, horizontal in shade. Family : Zamiaceae